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Npg3
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3 years ago
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Power BI time functions

Hi,    I want to create a function in power bi to creates a new colum and adds a certain amount of time depending on a key word that is a period of time in a different column.  example: row 1...
Datefunctions
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Hi Npg3 ,

     

    You can try M Code as below.

    Date.AddMonths(
    [Column A],
    if [Column B] = "AOT" then 6 
    else if [Column B] = "XYZ" then 3 
    else if [Column B] = "ABC" then 1 
    else null)

    Result is as below.

     

    Best Regards,
    Rico Zhou

     

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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tamerj1
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3 years ago

Hi Npg3 

It depends. If not too many text variants and if only number of months to be added then you may try

Column C =
EDATE (
'Table'[Column A],
SWITCH ( 'Table'[Column B], "AOT", 6, "XYZ", 3, "ABC", 1 )
)

  • Npg3's avatar
    Npg3
    New Member
    3 years ago

    It shows expression.error: the name 'EDATE' wasn't recognized. Make sure it's spelled right

    • tamerj1's avatar
      tamerj1
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      3 years ago

      Npg3 

      The code is for DAX calculated column not Power Query M language. 

      • Npg3's avatar
        Npg3
        New Member
        3 years ago

        How can I create this function in a custom column in power BI?